Benin Floods Kill 46, Leave 150,000 Homeless, Minister Says
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A month of heavy rains in Benin has killed 46 people, left 150,000 without homes and affected key harvests of rice, sorghum and corn, the country’s Interior Minister said.
The West African nation appealed for $46.9 million in aid from international donors, Martial Sounton told reporters in the commercial capital, Cotonou, today.